2 Chronicles 13:18:12 Chr.13.18.W1TAB
וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ
vayikkaneu
“and were subdued”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-ka-NE-u
- Extended
- vah-yik-kah-neh-UU
- IPA
- /vaj.jik.kɑːˈnə.ʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and were subdued
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-ka-NE-u
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-ka-NE-u be-NE-yi-sra-EL
- clause
va-yik-ka-NE-u be-NE-yi-sra-EL ba-ET ha-HI-a
- sentence
va-yik-ka-NE-u be-NE-yi-sra-EL ba-ET ha-HI-a va-yit-e-am-TSU be-NE ye-hu-DA KI ni-she-a-NU al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM
Exegesis
The verse is built as two coordinated narrative clauses introduced by wayyiqtol verbs: wayyikkānəʿû {וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ | wayyikkānəʿû} ‘and they were subdued’ states Israel’s reversal, and wayyeʾemṣû {וַיֶּאֶמְצ֣וּ֙ | wayyeʾemṣû} ‘and they prevailed’ states Judah’s success.
Root and etymology
consonantskaf–nun–ayin
“to be brought low”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:18
The sons of Israel were subdued in that time; the sons of Judah prevailed, because they leaned on the LORD , the God of their fathers.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 13:18, so the Hebrew word וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ (vayikkaneu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.18.W1.S1) and character.